amniotic
am nee aw tik
- a of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion
amniotic membrane
- Bush said he was not against science; he encouraged research on stem cells drawn from amniotic fluid or created by genetic reprogramming.
- That amniotic fluid might have another use gradually dawned on surgeons, when they realized that women who underwent caesarean sections seldom developed peritonitis.
- One of the best ways to confirm Down syndrome before birth is by amniocentesis, which uses a needle to remove a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus.